PIONEER FINNEY FAMILY



1. SYLVESTER FINNEY, (son of JOSIAH and (---) FINNEY) was born 15 Mar 1759 in Kent, Warren County CT. He was a Revolutionary War veteran. He came to Henderson, Jefferson County in 1808. He died 26 Jun 1842 in Oberlin, OH.

He married 29 Apr 1779 at Kent, Warren County CT

REBECCA RICE who was born 9 Aug 1759 at Danbury, CT and died 19 Aug 1836 in Henderson, NY.

Children, FINNEY: >p class="indent"> 2 i SARAH FINNEY married STEPHEN WHITNEY, the son of SAMUEL and MARY (St. JOHN) WHITNEY. (Use link to see the Whitney children of Sarah Finney.)

3 ii DELIAH FINNEY married STEPHEN JEROME

4 iii ZENAS FINNEY married RACHEL MATTHEWS

5 iv CHLOE FINNEY married RICHARD CHASE

6 v SYLVESTER FINNEY d.y.

7 vi HARRY FINNEY married REBECCA TYLER, daughter of EZRA and REBECCA A. (WRIGHT) TYLER

8 vii Rev CHARLES GRANDISON FINNEY married (1) LYDIA ROOT ANDDREWS; (2) Mrs ELIZABETH (FORD) ATKINSON; (3) Mrs REBECCA RAYE

9 viii Rev GEORGE WASHINGTON FINNEY married LYDIA WHITNEY, daughter of BENJAMIN and ANN MERCY (HARRIS) WHITNEY
10 ix SYLVESTER R. FINNEY d.y.

7. HARRY FINNEY, (son of SYLVESTER and REBECCA (RICE) FINNEY) was born 14 May 1790 in Warren County CT. He was a veteran of the War of 1812. He resided in Town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County. He died 1857 and is buried in Carpenter Cemetery, Henderson.

He married
REBECCA TYLER, (daughter of EZRA and REBECCA (WRIGHT) TYLER. She was buried in Carpenter Cemetery, Henderson

Children, FINNEY:

11 i EMMA FINNEY married MINOT WILCOX of Toledo OH

12 ii CHARLES G. FINNEY married OLIVE (---)

13 iii HENRY FINNEY married MINNIE WHITE

14 iv SOPHIA FINNEY married ISAAC MAPES

15 v JULIA JANET FINNEY married (1) SAMUEL S. SCOTT; (2) ZIMRI ESMAY

16 vi EVELYN FINNEY married WILLARD BRUSON

17 vii ANNA FINNEY married FRANK FELLOWS

18 viii HENRY FINNEY

19 ix NELL FINNEY married (1) ABRAHAM MINNIM; (2) JOHN JOCELYN

20 xii HARRIET EMILY FINNEY married JOSEPH S. WASHBURN


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